| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Then He said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel, and you shall worship at a distance. | 1The LORD told Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel, and worship at a distance. |
| 2"Moses alone, however, shall come near to the LORD, but they shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him." | 2Only Moses is to approach the LORD, but the others are not to approach; the people are not to come up with him." |
| 3Then Moses came and recounted to the people all the words of the LORD and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words which the LORD has spoken we will do!" | 3Then Moses came and reported all the words of the LORD and all the statutes to the people, and they all answered with one voice, "We will do everything that the LORD has decreed." |
| 4Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Then he arose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. | 4So Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He got up early in the morning and built an altar with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain. |
| 5He sent young men of the sons of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. | 5He sent young Israeli men to offer up burnt offerings and sacrifice bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. |
| 6Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and the other half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. | 6Moses took half the blood and put it in bowls, while he sprinkled the other half on the altar. |
| 7Then he took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!" | 7He took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They said, "We will put into practice and obey everything that the LORD has decreed." |
| 8So Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words." | 8Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD made with you based on all these words." |
| 9Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, | 9Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel went up |
| 10and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself. | 10and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky. |
| 11Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and they saw God, and they ate and drank. | 11Because God did not punish the Israeli leaders, they looked at God, yet lived to eat and drink. |
| 12Now the LORD said to Moses, "Come up to Me on the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandment which I have written for their instruction." | 12Then the LORD told Moses, "Go up to me on the mountain and stay there. I'll give you stone tablets with the instruction and law that I've written to teach the people." |
| 13So Moses arose with Joshua his servant, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. | 13So Moses got up, along with Joshua his servant, and went up on the mountain of God. |
| 14But to the elders he said, "Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a legal matter, let him approach them." | 14He told the elders, "Wait here for us until we return to you. Look, Aaron and Hur are with you, and whoever has a dispute, let him come to them." |
| 15Then Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. | 15When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it. |
| 16The glory of the LORD rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He called to Moses from the midst of the cloud. | 16The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. Then on the seventh day he called to Moses from within the cloud. |
| 17And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountain top. | 17To the Israelis the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. |
| 18Moses entered the midst of the cloud as he went up to the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. | 18When Moses went up on the mountain, he went into the center of the cloud and was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights. |
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